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TSA Considering Eliminating Screening at Smaller Airports

posted by chromas on Thursday August 02 2018, @10:24AM   
from the save-the-theatrics dept.

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The Transportation Security Administration is considering eliminating passenger screening at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports across the US, according to senior agency officials and internal documents obtained by CNN.

The proposal, if implemented, would mark a major change for air travel in the US, following nearly two decades of TSA presence since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and comes as the Trump administration has stepped up screening measures for items such as laptops and tablets.

Internal documents from a TSA working group say the proposal to cut screening at small and some medium-sized airports serving aircraft with 60 seats or fewer could bring a "small (non-zero) undesirable increase in risk related to additional adversary opportunity."

The internal documents from June and July suggest the move could save $115 million annually, money that could be used to bolster security at larger airports.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/01/politics/tsa-considering-eliminating-screening-at-smaller-airports/index.html

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• Re:150 small == most? Re:150 small == most? (Score: 3, Insightful) by bradley13 on Thursday August 02 2018, @01:33PM (2 children)

  by bradley13 (3053) on Thursday August 02 2018, @01:33PM (#716197) Homepage Journal

  "I wonder if this will create a business opportunity for flights that avoid large airports altogether."

  That would be great - a return to the pre-hub days, when there were a lot more direct flights between cities. It may be less efficient for the airlines, but it is a lot more convenient for passengers. And no TSA? Wow!

  Of course, if this happens, it's entirely likely that TSA will be back with a vengeance. Otherwise, they might be shown to be as irrelevant as they actually are...

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• Re:150 small == most? Re:150 small == most? (Score: 2, Informative) by nitehawk214 on Thursday August 02 2018, @04:58PM (1 child)

  by nitehawk214 (1304) on Thursday August 02 2018, @04:58PM (#716331)

  The industry is already moving in this direction. Aside from the A380, smaller planes are being introduced, replacing large ones in more direct routes.

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  • Re:150 small == most? (Score: 2) by legont on Friday August 03 2018, @12:58AM

    by legont (4179) on Friday August 03 2018, @12:58AM (#716513)

    Yep; they are also usually cheaper.

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